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We would be glad to introduce you to Dane, please gives us a call 610 644-5036.

Dane Tilghman is one of the world’s greatest living artists. His works are in the Baseball Hall of Fame, celebrities homes such as Bill Cosby and at public institutions and universities. Dane’s work has been on exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Howard University, Widener University, West Chester University, the University of Pennsylvania and countless others. He has won numerous awards and he created a 8×40 foot mural for Turner Stadium in Atlanta!

Dane has been painting since childhood and, as a boy, he watched his older brother draw and began drawing himself. In high school he enrolled in an art program that met four periods per day day and in college, at Kutztown State, he received a Bachelor’s degree in fine arts.

Little did I know, little Dane, one grade behind me in elementary school, would become “the” Dane Tilghman, world class artist. I am proud to introduce Dane to the viewers because I believe art and audio go together elevating both mediums in the pursuit of finer living.

Viewing a painting while listening to music is to me the ultimate stimulation of the senses. Dane’s work captivates me. His ability to capture the humanness of life, especially African American life, is extraordinary. Dane works in four primary styles; Cubism, Impressionism, Realism and a self-named style Dane calls “Tall Tale Art” or art which tells a story through exaggerated imagery.

Dane paints from memory and vintage photos. He accesses the Library of Congress and the National Archives of American photographs of yesteryear featuring people and places of daily life. His interpretations captures the emotion of the moment through vivid colors and texture. Dane specializes in the pallet knife technique where the artist uses a flat blade and large amounts of paint, mixing together on the pallet and then “brushing” the knife across the canvas to create the imagery. This technique produces three dimensional images very similar to the audio art of holographic realism the world’s greatest audio systems produce.

Dane was commissioned for a series of checks by Harland Clarke Check Company for the tomorrows Leaders Series:

Dane’s favorite subject matter is sports, music and folk life. His love of baseball, his love of the blues and his love of bygone life is vibrantly captured in his paintings. Using photographs as “the beginning idea” Dane says I duplicate the scene in my head and making up colors as I go along. As an artist, I have the freedom to use very bright colors, but it would not represent the people well…. I keep those colors toned down, more realistic, maybe more impressionistic. However, with sports and music themes, it is more expressionistic, and bright colors just go with the flavor of the work.”

As you can see from the video and the photographs below it, Dane’s range of works is both experiential and larger than life in excitement. As you take in each work you are drown to a time and place that becomes a virtual reality within your senses. Dane’s work is a time machine. It can take to you to church in the deep south, to a baseball game in the 1920s, or to Charles Mingus playing his bass in a smoky jazz club.

One of Dane’s biggest honors was to have two reproductions given to Nelsen Mandela by the Black McDonalds’ Association of Philadelphia not long after Mandela was released from prison.

Dane enjoys music and life, celebrating family and worship in church. He sings in a blues band and is gifted with a beautiful baritone voice.

We are presenting a small portion of Dane’s work for your review. All of these painting are available for you to own, cherish and enjoy. Please email Dane directly or contact AVShowrooms to view more of his work. Dane also works on personal projects. I have suggested he paint “audio and music” themes and I encourage you to reach out to Dane to paint your listening room or system for you to cherish for the rest of your life.

As a community of music lovers we can support the work of this great living artist and enhance our listening experience with visual art.